For Immediate Release

June 25, 2010           

HOBBS, NM – According to FoxNews, the Obama administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants.  (Judson Berger, “Source: Administration Weighs Bypassing Congress to Let Illegal Immigrants Stay,” FoxNews.com, June 25, 2010) 

Former Congressman Steve Pearce issued the following statement on the proposal:

“I believe it is entirely wrong to grant blanket legalization. We must take comprehensive steps to secure our border and solve the immigration issue.

What we see is a leadership vacuum on immigration reform in Washington. I hear frustration in every community I visit.  The process is deeply flawed and the problem continues to build.  Americans want a comprehensive solution.  This will make things worse not better. 

The Administration’s plan to grant mass amnesty would be an admission that it never had any intention of dealing with this issue honestly or comprehensively. It also explains why it has been late and never serious about border security.” 

Former Border Patrol Agents declared that the Wilderness Bill (S.1689) proposed in Dona Ana County "is a danger to the security of the United States."

After detailing multiple problems that occur in similar border areas in Arizona, the former agents observe that, "Citizens of southern New Mexico should be aware of the consequences of such Congressional action." In other words, the citizens should be made aware that if Congress passes the bill, the United States but especially southern New Mexico will be less safe.

Violence is already spreading across the southern border. The wilderness will provide new corridors of access for drug trafficking and human smuggling.

In their letter to Senator Bingaman, the former border patrol agents write about problems in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and other areas in Arizona where special use land has shown us the problems we can expect under his bill.